Emerald Isle, N.C. (April 25, 2018) — Transportation Impact announced its recent recognition by Better Business Bureau serving Eastern North Carolina. Out of over 40 applications, Transportation Impact was selected as the winner for BBB’s Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics in the Large business category.

The Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics honors companies and charities that demonstrate a high level of character and ensure the organizations’ practices meet the highest standards of ethics. These companies generate a high level of trust among their employees, customers, and communities. The award embodies BBB’s mission of advancing marketplace trust.

“Work ethic, professionalism, and integrity are three of our five core values, so it means a lot to us to have been honored with this award after being a finalist last year,” said Transportation Impact Co-Founder Keith Byrd. “This award is confirmation that we are consistently working according to the principles that our company was founded on. The trust of our employees, partners, customers, and community is at the heart of our success, and we know that it is not given lightly.”

Transportation Impact was honored as a BBB Torch Award finalist on Thursday, May 19, 2018, at the BBB Torch Awards Ceremony at Prestonwood Country Club.

Transportation Impact is a supply chain spend-management firm headquartered in Emerald Isle, N.C. A 5-time Inc. 5000 honoree, TI improves our customers’ logistics operations through advanced TMS technology. Paired with our innovative “cost-based” negotiation strategy, this ensures our customers benefit from low small parcel and LTL rates, accurate invoice auditing, and optimized routing decisions on every shipment. In addition to the Inc. 5000, in 2017 the company was also awarded a second-consecutive listing on both the North Carolina Fast 40 and the North Carolina Top 100 private companies, and a spot on the Inc. Best Workplaces list, as voted by TI employees. For more information, visit transportationimpact.com.

About BBB serving Eastern North Carolina:

Better Business Bureau serving Eastern North Carolina is a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit corporation serving 33 counties in eastern North Carolina. The organization is funded primarily by BBB Accredited Business fees from more than 3,600 local businesses and professional firms. BBB promotes integrity, consumer confidence and business ethics through business self-regulation in the local marketplace. Services provided by BBB include reports on companies and charitable organizations, general monitoring of advertising in the marketplace, consumer/business education programs and dispute resolution services. All services are provided at no cost to the public, with the occasional exception of mediation and arbitration. Visit bbb.org.

Lauren Edmondson began her career with Transportation Impact in 2016 as Marketing Coordinator. In 2018 she was promoted to Creative Content Specialist. She holds a BA in English from East Carolina University.

TI helped us take more control over our inbound. This includes a new routing guide our suppliers use that’s lowered those costs and helped pump up our total package volume. We're now consistently hitting a higher discount band as a result.

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